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In-flight encounter with turbulence makes small aircraft pilot elect another route and the aircraft may have exited the special use airspace for a short time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 158901 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gcn |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 158901 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying normal black 1 route in gcn sfar, encountered moderate/severe turbulence and changed from normal black 1A route to black 1 at split west/south intersection, because felt turbulence would be significantly less on black 1. Since it had been a long time since I had flown this route, it was difficult to stay on track and I might have gotten into flight free area briefly. Suggest frequent training on lesser used rtes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE MAKES SMA PLT ELECT ANOTHER ROUTE AND THE ACFT MAY HAVE EXITED THE SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE FOR A SHORT TIME.
Narrative: FLYING NORMAL BLACK 1 RTE IN GCN SFAR, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE/SEVERE TURB AND CHANGED FROM NORMAL BLACK 1A RTE TO BLACK 1 AT SPLIT W/S INTXN, BECAUSE FELT TURB WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON BLACK 1. SINCE IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAD FLOWN THIS RTE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STAY ON TRACK AND I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN INTO FLT FREE AREA BRIEFLY. SUGGEST FREQUENT TRNING ON LESSER USED RTES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.